Tunisia hands prison terms between 5 and 45 years to opposition leaders

Rights groups, such as Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, said the case is an escalation of Saied's crackdown on dissent since he seized extraordinary powers in 2021.

Protesters take part in a protest against Tunisia's President Kais Saied, accusing him of entrenching one-man rule through the use of the judiciary and police, in Tunis, Tunisia November 22, 2025.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2025 01:46

Tunisia hands prison terms between 5 and 45 years to opposition leaders

Rights groups, such as Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, said the case is an escalation of Saied's crackdown on dissent since he seized extraordinary powers in 2021.

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Tunisia hands prison terms between 5 and 45 years to opposition leaders

Rights groups, such as Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, said the case is an escalation of Saied's crackdown on dissent since he seized extraordinary powers in 2021.

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